Andrew Jennings joins Azavea as a Software Developer. He will start out assisting our Operations Manager with systems projects and providing quality assurance/software testing for the developers. Andrew spent five years at PENN Medicine‘s office of Development and Alumni Relations, where he rolled out a telecommuting program, helped implement an Active Directory infrastructure, developed databases to assist the fund raisers, and “fixed” a lot of monitors and printers by plugging them in. He’s currently wrapping up his Master of Computer and Information Technology degree at the University of Pennsylvania and is excited to help the pros at Azavea develop applications. Andrew enjoys bad horror movies and good science fiction novels. He doesn’t enjoy being bested in online games by teenagers with better reflexes, but it’s a regular occurrence.

Tamara Manik-Perlman joins Azavea as a GIS Intern and will be supporting the Cicero team, researching and gathering new, updated spatial data and maintaining the Cicero Elected Official database. She’s currently finishing her Master’s in Geography at Temple University, where her research interests are focused on the geography of immigrant health and the changing relationship between government and the nonprofit sector. As a freelance GIS consultant, she recently worked on a project in which she mapped data from the Blueprint for a Safer Philadelphia hotline and analyzed the relationship between caller needs, program locations, and target neighborhoods. While it seems hard to remember a time before graduate school, Tamara has also worked as an editor and at environmental and health non-profits. Off the clock, she spends her time knitting, printmaking, and cooking vegetarian feasts from locally-grown, organic produce. When she’s not wearing out her passport traveling to far-flung corners of the earth, Tamara takes every opportunity to extol the virtues of South Philadelphia.

We continue to seek qualified candidates for two positions - Software Developer and Software Tester and have recently opened a new (temporary, 4 to 6 months long) Web Developer position. We are looking for colleagues who are curious, open-minded, and wish to contribute to their community, and make a difference through their work at Azavea. We welcome candidates from all walks of life and value diversity in our company. Available positions are thought-provoking, challenging, rewarding, full-time, and offer a competitive salary and stellar benefit package. Visit the ‘Careers’ page on our website for more information.


Join Megan, Abby, Rich, Keith, Robert, Chip, David (during the dedication of his ‘Geese’ sculpture), Jeff, and Michael for our monthly Brown Bag Lunches! Not in the pictures: Aaron, Reed, Andrew, Sean, Dave, Cecelia, Josh, Carissa, Deb, Rachel, Tamara, and Dana.

To apply, please send your answers to our applicant questionnaire, your cover letter and resume to Abby Fretz.